A court in Damanhur sentenced Wael Saad and Ramon Rasmi Mansour to death for being “led by the devil" when they killed the abbot of St Macarius. Now the Grand Mufti will review the ruling. Coptic religious leaders call for prayer and urge an appeal to the sentence.
Catholic students hold their 34th annual meeting in the Diocese of Barishal. The Youth Commission of the Bishops’ Conference calls for a "deeper relationship with God" against the negative things of life, like drug addiction.
The case of a student in Harbin who used a device to copy texts hundreds of times sparks controversy. The issue has been read 13 million times in social media in a country caught between innovation and tradition.
Francis receives the participants in the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life, meeting in plenary to discuss "Roboethics. People, machines and health ". Technology is useful if at the service of man, machines are used for the development of society and the planet ".
Japan’s famed Kodaiji temple worked with one of the world's leading robotics experts to build a talking Kannon. The robotic deity has hands that can fold in prayer, can move parts of the body and recite sutras.
The Organizing Committee of the Meeting today meets with the heads of the Curia to implement some proposals. Motu Proprio by Pope Francis announced to prevent and combat abuse. A task force to help episcopal conferences.
